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Federal environment minister approves Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has approved a controversial new oil project off the coast of Newfoundland with what Ottawa is calling the strongest emissions rules ever imposed.
Apr 6, 2022 5:33 PM
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Defendants deny claims of wrongdoing in fatal B.C. train derailment lawsuits
Defendants in lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones in a British Columbia train derailment are denying any wrongdoing in the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees. The derailment happened on Feb.
Apr 6, 2022 5:12 PM
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One of Canada's original six astronauts and Space Shuttle vet dies
One of Canada's original six space voyageurs has died. Bjarni Tryggvason, who was among the first six Canadians to enter the astronaut program, has died at the age of 76, the Canadian Space Agency has confirmed.
Apr 6, 2022 4:17 PM
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Health Canada mulls lower threshold for drug decriminalization: B.C. minister
OTTAWA — Health Canada is considering British Columbia's decriminalization request but with a lower threshold for the amount of drugs a person can carry, says a provincial minister.
Apr 6, 2022 4:13 PM
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Feds try to avoid Australian pitfalls in online news bill
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it has learned from Australia's experience when it comes to requiring online giants to pay news outlets to use their journalism, and has framed its bill to avoid the country's pitfalls.
Apr 6, 2022 4:02 PM
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Review critical of arrest of Indigenous man and granddaughter in opening bank account
VANCOUVER — A retired judge who led a disciplinary hearing against two police officers has found they "demonstrated serious, blameworthy conduct" when they "recklessly" arrested an Indigenous man and his granddaughter who were trying to open a bank a
Apr 6, 2022 3:51 PM
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Railing against soaring gas prices, Republicans in Congress cite Keystone XL decision
WASHINGTON — Republicans are doing their best to resurrect the controversy around the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion, using it as an election-year political cudgel against Joe Biden in hopes of convincing voters that soaring gasoline prices
Apr 6, 2022 3:39 PM
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Quebec tables bill on academic freedom, says no words off-limits in lecture halls
QUEBEC — A new bill tabled Wednesday in Quebec would allow "any word" to be uttered in university classrooms as long as it's used in an academic context, the province's higher education minister said.
Apr 6, 2022 3:37 PM
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More cost overruns, delays coming for new navy, coast guard fleets
OTTAWA — Federal bureaucrats are warning that more cost overruns and delays are on the horizon for the delivery of new ships to Canada’s navy and coast guard, as “significant challenges” batter Ottawa’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding program.
Apr 6, 2022 3:31 PM
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'I am not behind': Leona Alleslev officially enters Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA — Former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev has officially entered the party's leadership race.
Apr 6, 2022 3:15 PM
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